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Baseball Open Thread

by Betty Cracker|  October 20, 20158:12 pm| 26 Comments

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Can the Cubbies stop their two-game skid in this NLCS? Or will the Mets prevail and take a daunting three-game lead?

I like both teams, but I’m pulling for the Cubs because Joe Maddon is a magnificent bastard. Open thread!

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  1. 1.

    raven

    October 20, 2015 at 8:13 pm

    Been a Cubbie fan all my life but I have to admit baseball has become my least favorite these days.

  2. 2.

    dedc79

    October 20, 2015 at 8:14 pm

    Let’s Go Mets! Cespedes delivers!

  3. 3.

    Betty Cracker

    October 20, 2015 at 8:23 pm

    Jacob deGrom is cute as a button!

  4. 4.

    dedc79

    October 20, 2015 at 8:33 pm

    @Betty Cracker: struggling so far, though

  5. 5.

    redshirt

    October 20, 2015 at 8:48 pm

    @raven: Playoff baseball is like a hundred times better than regular season baseball – which is great for background stuff on a Saturday afternoon.

  6. 6.

    raven

    October 20, 2015 at 8:59 pm

    @redshirt: Except they rarely play on a Saturday afternoon!

  7. 7.

    dedc79

    October 20, 2015 at 9:02 pm

    Murphy! Again! Amazing!

  8. 8.

    the Conster

    October 20, 2015 at 9:09 pm

    @dedc79:

    Murphy is the name of the curse

  9. 9.

    dedc79

    October 20, 2015 at 9:23 pm

    @the Conster: A couple of good ones and a couple of stretches.

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    Gin & Tonic

    October 20, 2015 at 10:02 pm

    Bad break for the Amazings there,

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    Goblue72

    October 20, 2015 at 10:02 pm

    Cubs gotta win tonight. They lose tonight, it’s over. The 2004 Sox-Yankees ALCS comeback is once a century.

  12. 12.

    dedc79

    October 20, 2015 at 10:21 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: I could see them making that call if it was a liner that got lost in the ivy. But that ball rolled right at the bottom and slowly. Is the call automatic or discretionary by the umps?

    It may not matter if the cubs keep doing what the cubs have always done.

  13. 13.

    Gin & Tonic

    October 20, 2015 at 10:26 pm

    @dec79: Less relevant now that it’s 5-2 and the Cubs look like a JV team, but I understand that ivy call was non-discretionary.

  14. 14.

    dedc79

    October 20, 2015 at 10:33 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: The theme of this year’s playoffs is apparently “Obscure Rules”

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    Janelle

    October 20, 2015 at 10:55 pm

    Cardinals fan here.

    My sentiments need not be spelled out.

  16. 16.

    Janelle

    October 20, 2015 at 10:56 pm

    @Goblue72:

    More like once in all of history and probably will never happen again.

  17. 17.

    Janelle

    October 20, 2015 at 11:09 pm

    What a glorious night!

    :)

  18. 18.

    dedc79

    October 20, 2015 at 11:13 pm

    @Janelle: Was a bit surprised to see Cubs fans streaming out of Wrigley well before the game was over.

  19. 19.

    burnspbesq

    October 20, 2015 at 11:16 pm

    Time for the happy recap.

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    burnspbesq

    October 20, 2015 at 11:17 pm

    @dedc79:

    Chavez Ravine East?

  21. 21.

    dedc79

    October 20, 2015 at 11:24 pm

    @burnspbesq: Ha! Well, unlike LA, the Cubs fans were at least there when the game started.

  22. 22.

    SFAW

    October 20, 2015 at 11:39 pm

    Cubs really upped their game today – Schwarber almost dropping a relatively easy one in the first, misplaying the over-the-head ball by Cespedes (I think), taking his time on his throw to 2nd, allowing Wright to advance. Montero’s passed ball. All of that warmed my heart.

    And, although I’d like to see Matz throw a no-hitter tomorrow night, part of me hopes that the Mets drop 2, so that they can have Steve Bartman throw out the first pitch at the next game at Citi.

    Ah, screw that, I want a sweep.

  23. 23.

    Ridnik Chrome

    October 21, 2015 at 12:24 am

    @SFAW: Don’t rub it in, please.

  24. 24.

    Radio One

    October 21, 2015 at 1:46 am

    ah bugger. If the Cubs don’t win this series, I’ll probably root for the Mets in the World Series, for Jon Stewart, I guess.

  25. 25.

    Betty Cracker

    October 21, 2015 at 5:41 am

    @Radio One: Same here. Not looking good for the Cubbies, but maybe they’ll regroup for a miraculous comeback.

  26. 26.

    SFAW

    October 21, 2015 at 11:28 am

    @Ridnik Chrome:

    Sorry.

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